These plants with huge leaves will add some tropical flare to your home Reviewed by Julie Thompson-Adolf Elephant ears are tropical perennials known for their lush, large leaves. The plants are found ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The elephant ear ...

Ameen Taylor loves planting trees. “It beautifies the city. And not only that, it gives more oxygen, too. You need trees for the oxygen, for the shade,” said Taylor, who works for The Greening of ...

Gardeners across the South have long planted a group of large-foliage plants in their gardens with the common name of elephant ear. These distinctive plants can add a dramatic tropical statement in a ...

When elephant ear plants are mentioned, I picture immense species such as giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizas), which grows 15 feet tall, or the 4-foot dasheen (Colocasia esculenta), widely naturalized ...